Ditching-spade



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E. KIRKPATRICK 82; S. COPBON.

DITGHING SPADE.

No. 272,266. Patented Feb. 13,1883;

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ELIJAH KIRKPATRICK AND SAMUEL OOPRON, OF GILBERTS MILLS, OHIO.

DITCHlNG-SPADE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 272,266, dated February13, 1883.

Application filed October 11, 1882. (No model.)

1'0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ELIJAH KIRKPATRICK- and SAMUEL OQPRON, of GilbertsMills, in

the county of Paulding and State of Ohio, have invented anew andImproved Ditching-Spade, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

The object of our invention is to furnish a spade adapted for cuttinglarge and small ditches, by which the work may be done with great easeand rapidity. 1

To that end our invention'consists in a spade provided with two blades'at right angles to each other, or of a single blade bent in that form,as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure l is a side perspective view of our improved spade. Fig. 2 is aface view of the same.

AB are the blades'ot' the spade, which are attached at right angles,ornearly so,to each other. They may be formed of a single piece of metal,bent to the required shape,or of two separate pieces flanged orotherwise attached together so that theangle shall be closed. The bladesare preferably made narrower at the outerorcuttin g end. At the innerend they are formed with straps on a for receiving the handle C, whichis of the usual form.

In using this spade, when it is pushed'down to the ground both bladescut at once, so that a spadei'ul is obtained without the necessity of 5lifting the spade again to cut the sides loose, as is required with thecommon spade.

This spade is particularly intended for the work of cutting out allkinds of ditches, and in that work its use will save considerable timeand labor.

We are aware that it is old to employ a spade-blade with its bodyslightly depressed in the middle throughout its length, and to provideit with cutting-ears arranged at right angles thereto and near the outerend thereof.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent-- 1. In a spade, the body of the same formed oftwo blades, A B, arranged at right angles to each other, and having thehandle 0 connected thereto at their point of union or the angle formedby such union, as shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a spade, the body of the same formed of two blades, A B, arrangedat right angles to each other, and having the straps a fastened theretoat their points of union and adapted to form a handle-socket, and thehandle 0, fitted into and fastened to said socket, as shown anddescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

ELIJAH KIRKPATRICK. SAMUEL GOPRON. Witnesses:

(humans A. BRAY, JEREMIAH FRITZ.

